Recipe Index

Japanese gohan rice

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-1215 · Hand-built original

Japanese Grilled Chicken Tenders With Ume and Shiso

Chicken tenders slit and filled with a tart umeboshi, sake and mirin paste and fresh shiso, then grilled on skewers.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-17406 · Hand-built original

Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings)

Pork and garlic chive gyoza with salted cabbage folded into the filling, pleated into wrappers and cooked potsticker style — fried, steamed under a lid, then fried again as the water evaporates. Soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and chili oil are mixed at the table for dipping.

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7366 · Hand-built original

Japanese Hamburger Steak (Hambagu)

Japanese hamburger steaks of beef and pork with sauteed onion, panko and nutmeg, steamed in red wine after searing. A glossy ketchup, tonkatsu sauce and red wine pan sauce is spooned over the patties.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7367 · Hand-built original

Japanese Inspired Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl

Cornstarch-coated chicken thighs pan-fried, simmered with onion in dashi, soy and mirin, then finished with softly set egg and served over rice.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-10839 · Hand-built original

Japanese Katsudon

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-1216 · Hand-built original

Japanese Marinated Shiso Tomato Salad

Peeled cherry tomatoes marinated at least an hour in a soy, honey, plum syrup, rice vinegar and lemon dressing with shiso leaves, served chilled with green onion.

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-10840 · Hand-built original

Japanese Milk Bread

A soft, pillowy loaf made with a tangzhong paste cooked from flour, milk and water before the dough is mixed. Three rolled logs proof side by side in the loaf pan, giving the baked bread its pull-apart sections.

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7368 · Hand-built original

Japanese Miso Salmon Side (BBQ or bake)

A whole side of salmon coated on both sides with a miso, sugar, sake and mirin marinade and left for a day or two before cooking. It grills skin side down first, flips briefly to caramelise the flesh, then rests under foil.

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-7369 · Hand-built original

Japanese Miso Yuzu Asparagus

Blanched asparagus chilled in ice water, then tossed in a dressing of miso paste, yuzu sesame dressing, sesame oil and black pepper.

Main ingredient: pound asparagus

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-10841 · Hand-built original

Japanese Potato Salad

Half-mashed potatoes folded with mayonnaise, cucumber, carrot and ham — creamy with deliberate chunks.

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: fried chicken, tonkatsu, steamed rice

HB-5600 · Hand-built original

Japanese Salmon with Mirin and Soy Sauce

Salmon fillets marinated in soy sauce, mirin and sake, pan-fried skin side down until crisp, then flipped and glossed with the remaining marinade.

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-14227 · Hand-built original

Japanese Style Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeno Bagel

Jalapeño-flecked bagel dough rolled around a cream cheese filling, boiled in sweetened water, topped with shredded cheese and baked.

Main ingredient: cheese

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-10844 · Hand-built original

Japanese Style Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bagel

Pumpkin bagel dough rolled around a cream cheese filling, boiled in sweetened water, topped with pumpkin seeds and baked.

Main ingredient: cheese

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-10845 · Hand-built original

Japanese tofu, aubergine and lotus root stew

A Kyoto-style stew of sesame-fried tofu, aubergine, leeks and shimeji mushrooms in miso, mirin and soy, with simmered lotus root folded in. Crisp lotus root chips seasoned with shichimi togarashi crown each bowl.

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-18324 · Hand-built original

Kabayaki Unadon

Eel grilled from raw the kabayaki way — sake-steamed first, grilled plain, then brushed and grilled six times with a tare of turbinado and dark brown sugar, sake, mirin and soy.

Main ingredient: eel

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled ginger, clear soup, seaweed salad

HB-18523 · Hand-built original

Kabocha Croquettes

Japanese croquettes of mashed steamed kabocha squash mixed with sautéed onion and bacon, shaped into balls, chilled and deep-fried until golden and crisp.

Main ingredient: bacon

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-7383 · Hand-built original

Kaisendon

Assorted sashimi-grade seafood sliced over warm rice, with a simmered soy, sake, mirin and dashi sauce finished with sesame oil and served alongside for dipping.

Main ingredient: seafood

Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame

HB-18510 · Hand-built original

Kaisendon with Sea Urchin and Salmon Roe

A single-serving bowl of rice topped with tuna, salmon, a head-on prawn and scallop, finished with whole sea urchin and salmon roe and served with shiso, soy sauce and wasabi.

Main ingredient: seafood

Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame

HB-18511 · Hand-built original

Karaage Fried Chicken

Japan's beloved fried chicken: ginger-soy marinated thigh pieces in a light starch crust.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, cabbage salad

HB-5621 · Hand-built original

Katsu Chicken curry

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1252 · Hand-built original

Katsu Curry

Crisp pork cutlets under a thick, mild Japanese curry sauce with potato and carrot, over rice.

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: pickles, miso soup, green salad

HB-5578 · Hand-built original

Katsu sando

Chicken katsu in soft white bread with crunchy cabbage, a reduced nanban sauce, homemade tartare sauce and tonkatsu sauce.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-14260 · Hand-built original

Katsu-don (Pork Cutlet and Egg on Rice)

A Japanese rice bowl topped with a crisp panko pork cutlet simmered briefly in dashi, soy, mirin and sake with onion, then covered with softly set egg.

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7387 · Hand-built original

Katsudon

Fried pork cutlet simmered briefly in a savoury dashi sauce and bound with egg, served over rice.

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickles, green salad

HB-5581 · Hand-built original

Kimchi Spam Onigirazu

A seaweed-wrapped rice sandwich layered with pan-fried kimchi, perilla leaves, crisp Spam and cucumber, rested and cut in half.

Main ingredient: cucumber

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-10851 · Hand-built original

Kitsune Udon

Udon crowned with sweet simmered fried tofu — the 'fox udon' of Osaka.

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: tempura, pickles, onigiri

HB-5613 · Hand-built original

Korokke (Potato & Meat Croquette)

Japanese potato croquettes with a savoury beef, onion, carrot and shiitake filling, chilled, crumbed in panko and deep-fried until crisp and golden.

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-7424 · Hand-built original

Lettuce Wraps with Miso Pork

A tableful of fillings is set out for building lettuce wraps: miso-glazed pork mince, sesame vermicelli, cooked rice, fried eggs, vegetables, herbs, pickles and condiments. Diners load their own lettuce leaves, mixing textures and flavours as they go.

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-14367 · Hand-built original

Low-FODMAP miso ramen

A vegan miso ramen where tofu, tamari, miso and lime fry with chilli and ginger before the broth goes in, with shimeji mushrooms and gluten-free noodles. Pak choi, carrot, coriander and spring onion greens top each bowl.

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-18320 · Hand-built original

Maguro no Zuke-don (Marinated Tuna on Rice)

Sashimi tuna slices are marinated for 10–15 minutes in sake, mirin and soy sauce, then arranged over bowls of cooked rice with nori strips, sesame seeds and chopped shallots. No cooking is involved beyond boiling off the alcohol in the marinade.

Main ingredient: tuna

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-7533 · Hand-built original

Maguro Zuke Don with Kombu Marinade

Tuna marinated for 30 minutes in a boiled shoyu, mirin and sake marinade steeped with kombu, served over warm rice with sesame, shiso and an optional egg yolk.

Main ingredient: tuna

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, edamame

HB-18566 · Hand-built original

Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu)

Tofu simmered in a spicy, savory ground pork sauce with doubanjiang, garlic and ginger, in the Japanese mapo style. Served over rice.

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-4667 · Hand-built original

Matcha Ice Cream

Vivid green tea ice cream — bitter-edged, creamy and not too sweet.

Main ingredient: matcha

Pairs well with: dorayaki, fresh berries, mochi

HB-5620 · Hand-built original

Milk Bread

Soft Japanese-style rolls made with a cooked tangzhong paste worked into a milk, egg and butter dough, with an optional garlic butter brushed over the warm rolls.

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-10387 · Hand-built original

Miso and yuzu barbecued aubergines

Scored aubergine halves soak up a miso, honey, yuzu and ginger marinade before grilling over white-hot coals. Sesame seeds and shredded spring onions finish the charred flesh.

Main ingredient: ¾oz miso paste

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-18018 · Hand-built original

Miso aubergine with noodles

Grilled miso-glazed aubergine served over rice noodles with mangetout, sesame and coriander.

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-14534 · Hand-built original

Miso Brown Butter Fried Rice

Cold cooked rice fried in browned butter and folded through with a white miso, soy and honey sauce and soft scrambled egg. Thinly sliced scallions finish the pan.

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-7632 · Hand-built original

Miso Butter Corn

Charred corn and bacon tossed in miso butter with garlic, sake and green onions.

Main ingredient: corn

Pairs well with: steamed rice, grilled chicken, miso soup

HB-5253 · Hand-built original

Miso Butter Corn Ramen

Sweetcorn in a white miso vegetable broth over ramen noodles, finished with a knob of butter melting into each bowl.

Main ingredient: sweetcorn

Pairs well with: edamame, seaweed salad, pickled ginger

HB-5560 · Hand-built original

Miso butter udon noodles with tuna and leek

Udon noodles in a browned miso butter sauce with leek and chilli, topped with tuna, soft-boiled eggs and spring onions.

Main ingredient: tuna

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-14535 · Hand-built original

Miso Chicken and Rice

Chicken thigh strips and shiitake mushrooms marinated in miso, soy, oyster sauce and Shaoxing wine, then cooked directly over jasmine rice with ginger. Scallion greens scatter over the finished pot.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7633 · Hand-built original

Miso Chicken with Walnuts and Grapes

Japanese-style miso chicken with shallots, walnuts, butter and red grapes.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-4019 · Hand-built original

Miso Ginger & Orange Chuck Roast

Chuck roast braised in orange juice, soy sauce, white miso and ginger until it shreds, with an optional broiled finish for crisp edges.

Main ingredient: gin

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-11810 · Hand-built original

Miso ginger dressing

A sharp, nutty miso and ginger dressing with rice vinegar, sesame oil, lime and honey, shaken together in a jar.

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-14536 · Hand-built original

Miso Glazed Salmon

Salmon fillets marinated for at least an hour in white miso, mirin, sake, soy sauce and sugar, then baked until the glaze caramelizes.

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-10388 · Hand-built original

Miso honey butter toast

Thick slices of crusty bread baked in a miso, honey and butter coating until crisp and caramelised, sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Main ingredient: toast

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-14538 · Hand-built original

Miso Ramen

A Sapporo-style ramen with a pork and miso base stirred into chicken stock, bean sprouts and garlic chives flash-cooked in the broth. Bowls are garnished with sweet corn, ground sesame, sansho pepper and scallions.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7634 · Hand-built original